pester
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Ham-handed police officers pester Janey for details: Why did she touch Samantha’s dress?
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
He was arrested and later released on bail on condition that he did not harass, pester or intimidate Harshita.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025
It was to ensure he was comfortable with the task required to impress NFL teams that poke, prod and pester players during the evaluation process.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025
But every so often there’s one person who forgets to Venmo or Zelle or who I have to pester about sending their share a few times.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2024
How it turned out—the only bad feature is, everybody comes in here, they pester her with questions.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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